Big Lift Little Libraries

The Big Lift Plan• Overall Goal: Go from 58% reading at grade level by 3rd

grade to 80%

Overall Goal: Go from 58% reading at grade level by 3rd grade to 80% by 2020 Provide quality preschool for 3- & 4-year-olds

Make a big system policy

change

Greater readiness

Goal: Increase % of children ready for kindergarten from 50% to 80%

-Strategy #1: Develop the case for preschool

-Strategy #2: Create a quality preschool model & rollout plan

-Strategy #3 Develop a plan to improve the transition to kindergarten

Better attendance

Goal: Reduce chronic absence by 50%

-Strategy #1: Engage school districts annually

-Strategy #2: Share best practices & recommend system changes

Inspiring summers

Goal: 80% of kids reading below level attend a quality program

-Strategy #1: Make the case for quality summer programs

-Strategy #2: Build a network of program providers to improve quality & access

Family engagement

Goal: integrate family engagement principles county-wide

-Strategy #1 Develop engagement principles

-Strategy #2: Convene groups who support families to inform and engage them

-Strategy #3: Work with preschool model team to incorporate principles.

Sustain progress through

Overview of The Big Lift Strategic Plan

The Big Lift Collaborative

• Encourage a culture of reading in San Mateo County,

• Increase access to books for children and families at the point of need,

• Involve all of the county in The Big Lift, and

• Create resident support for The Big Lift initiative.

Thank you!http://www.smcl.org/en/content/big-lift-little-libraries

Nicole PasiniLibrary Services Manager, Community Libraries

pasini@smcl.org